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2. THIS WILL ALREADY STRETCH THE TIME AVAILABLE. NO DOUBT THE
CHINESE WILL LET YOU KNOW OF ANY ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS THEY WISH TO
RAISE. GRATEFUL NEVERTHELESS FOR YOUR VIEWS ON WHAT DEFENSIVE
BRIEFING MR RENTON MAY NEED.
CALLS/PROGRAMME
3. PLEASE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING:
A) PEKING
TALKS WITH ZHAO NAN (TWO SESSIONS)
MEETINGS WITH WU XUEQIAN AND THE STATE ECONOMIC
COMMISSION
SIGHTSEEING (PRESUMABLY MOSTLY ON 19 JANUARY)
EG FORBIDDEN CITY, TEMPLE OF HEAMEN, AND IF TIME ALLOWS, GREAT WALL AND MING TOMBS.
B)
SHANGHAI
MAYOR.
C) CANTON
GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG
MAYOR
MEETING WITH BP/BRITISH COMPANIES.
D) SHENZHEN MAYOR
BRIEF TOUR
(PLEASE EMPHASISE THAT MR RENTON NEEDS TO REACH
HONG KONG BY EARLY AFTERNOON)
4. WE AGREE WITH YOUR ADVICE (HONG KONG TELNO 2721) THAT MR RENTON SHOULD CALL ON JI PENGFEI. SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION THAT
THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GOVERNOR, PLEASE ALSO BID FOR THIS. 5. WE SHALL PRESUMABLY NEED TO GIVE THE CHINESE A MORE DETAILED
STEER IN DUE COURSE ON MR RENTON'S ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE PEKING,
PARTICULARLY UK BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT. WE HAVE AGAIN CONSULTED MOUND, WHO WOULD PREFER MR RENTON TO ARRIVE ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY ON 21 JANUARY (LEAVING PEKING AROUND 0830, RATHER THAN CA5102 AS IN OUR TELNO 348 TO BANGKOK) IN ORDER TO BE SURE OF
ARRIVING IN TIME FOR LUNCH. PLEASE ASK THE CHINESE TO ARRANGE
THIS. HE ENVISAGES A LUNCH EITHER WITH BRITISH BUSINESSMEN OR
LEADING SHANGHAINESE, FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF SHANGHAI. A CALL ON THE MAYOR WOULD PREFERABLY BE COMBINED WITH THE OFFICIAL BANQUET.
HE CONSIDERS THAT TIME WOULD NOT ALLOW A VISIT TO PILKINGTONS.
DO YO OR BTC HONG KONG HAVE ANY FURTHER VIEWS ON PROVINCIAL
ASPECTS?
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